Tobias Harris

It was bad enough that Magic forward Jonathan Isaac limped off the court again Friday night against the Clippers, but the rest of what head coach Steve Clifford witnessed was far short of his expectations.

Orlando put forth what Clifford called an “unacceptable” effort while losing their fourth straight game 120-95 to the Los Angeles Clippers, who have now beaten the Magic 10 consecutive times.

Clifford was obviously not pleased.

“Difficult, difficult night … like I just told the guys, not even close to being acceptable — not for a professional basketball team, not if you’re prideful,” Clifford said. “We have one day to clean it up before we play in San Antonio, which is...

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